Korean Potato Salad (Gamja Salad)
Korean potato salad (gamja salad) is a delicious blend of creamy potatoes, carrots, crunchy cucumber, and hard boiled egg, all tossed in a creamy dressing! It's a popular potato side dish (banchan) found in Korean bbq restaurants that you can easily recreate at home.
Servings: 4
Calories: 194kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups potatoes chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 2 hard-boiled eggs cut to bite-sized pieces
- ½ English cucumber thinly sliced
- ¼ cup corn
- ¼ cup carrots small dice, ¼ inch
- ¼ cup apple small dice, ¼ inch
- ½ teaspoon salt for cucumber slices
Dressing:
- ⅓ cup mayo
- 1 ½ teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt or more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Toss the cucumber slices with salt and draw out the moisture for 10 minutes. Squeeze out the excess moisture, drain, and set it aside.½ English cucumber, ½ teaspoon salt
- Boil the potatoes with a pinch of salt until they are fork-tender. Add the carrots during the last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain and set it aside.2 cups potatoes, ¼ cup carrots
- Chop the hard-boiled eggs into bite-sized pieces. Optional: Finely crumble an egg yolk and reserve for garnish.2 hard-boiled eggs
Dressing
- Mix together the mayo, rice wine vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.⅓ cup mayo, 1 ½ teaspoon rice wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Assemble
- In a large bowl, add the cooked potatoes, carrots, cucumber slices, corn, egg, and apple. Add the dressing and mix together, while mashing the potatoes to your desired consistency.¼ cup corn, ¼ cup apple
Serve
- Serve immediately or chill in the fridge to serve cold. Garnish with optional egg yolk crumble before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Makes about 3 cups of potato salad.
For a fluffier texture, use russet potatoes. For a creamier texture, use creamer potatoes, such as Yukon Gold.
Nutrition
Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 101mg | Sodium: 739mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1572IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg